Budget forecasters for the Illinois General Assembly estimate the state’s end-of-year deficit will top $6 billion.

The bipartisan Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability commission’s report says that the state will end its fiscal year June 30 more than $6.2 billion in the red. Last year that number was $3.8 billion.

The commission adds that with no action a year from now, the deficit will be nearly $8 billion.